Bridges over the Digital Divide

György Lengyel; László Lőrincz; Viktória Siklós; Dániel Füleki

doi:10.1556/revsoc.10.2004.2.4

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Review of Sociology

Volume/Issue:: Volume 10: Issue 2

Bridges over the Digital Divide

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György Lengyel

György Lengyel Corvinus University, Department of Scociology and Social Policy Budapest, Fővám tér 8. H-1093

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László Lőrincz

László Lőrincz Corvinus University, Department of Scociology and Social Policy Budapest, Fővám tér 8. H-1093

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Viktória Siklós

Viktória Siklós Corvinus University, Department of Scociology and Social Policy Budapest, Fővám tér 8. H-1093

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Dániel Füleki

Dániel Füleki Corvinus University, Department of Scociology and Social Policy Budapest, Fővám tér 8. H-1093

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Pages:: 47–66

Online Publication Date:: 22 Jul 2005

Publication Date:: 01 Nov 2004

Article Category:: Journal Article

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1556/revsoc.10.2004.2.4

Keywords:: Hungary; Hungary; Internet; digital divide; ICT and society; computer literacy; empirical analysis

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The study investigates the digital divide concerning computer literacy in Hungary. It examines the differences of computer literacy of people with different social-demographic characteristics (gender, settlement type, education, labor market presence and income). It also investigates the intentions to learn computer skills. In this respect, smaller differences have been found then in the case of actual knowledge, which predicts the narrowing down of digital divide in the future. An attempt has been made to identify the institutional, technical and primordial conditions in everyday life that may influence both computer literacy and inclination to master the computer, and hence may function as “bridges” over the digital divide. Four of these factors have been studied: access to computers at the workplace, public internet access at the settlement, communication via cellular phone and effect of the family members' ITC knowledge. Statistical analysis and in-depth interviews were used as methods of examination. Based on logistic regression models it was found that the bridging factors exert weak or insignificant influence on the willingness to learn computer skills - if they are controlled - so these factors alone are insufficient to bridge the digital divide.

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Review of Sociology

Print ISSN:: 1417-8648

Online ISSN:: 1588-2845

Review of Sociology
Language	English
Year of Foundation	2000
Publication Programme	ceased
Founder	A Magyar Szociológiai Társaság -- Hungarian Sociological Association
Founder's Address	H-1097 Budapest, Hungary Tóth Kálmán u.4.
Publisher	Akadémiai Kiadó
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ISSN	1417-8648 (Print)
ISSN	1588-2845 (Online)